Bracher Elementary School

About This School

Bracher Elementary School is located in Santa Clara, CA and is one of 18 elementary schools in Santa Clara Unified School District. It is a public school that serves 404 students in grades K-5. See Bracher Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.

A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.

Bracher Elementary School had an API growth score of 868 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement.
Bracher Elementary School's 2012 base score was 884, however the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.

In 2010, Bracher Elementary School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

Grade 2 Math Performance

Bracher Elementary School Reviews

Bracher Elementary is a great school to have your children attend. The teachers and staff are very supportive and the atmosphere at the school is more like family than a school. The test scores speak for themselves as to the quality of teachers that are working very hard to teach our children. I know of many families that transfer their children from other schools in Santa Clara to Bracher. I am just lucky that this is the home school for my children and I don't have to jump through the hoops to get my children one of the best educations you can get in Santa Clara!

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By a Parent on Sep 17, 2009

My husband and I havve tranferred our son to Bracher this fall from a nearby elementary school. I am amazed at what a genuine leader, the pincipal, can make a diffenrence in school's quality, and culture. Teachers are caring and professional. Children are polite and happy. Newly released API score is only one of many signs that you would see as a proof that something is being done right here at Bracher! Thank you, Dr. K & all the teachers and staff at Bracher!

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Test Scores

About the CST

The California Standards Test (CST) is an annual exam used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The CST is one of the five components of the STAR Program.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students are assessed in grades 2 through 11 in English language arts and math, in grades 5, 8 and 10 in science, and in grades 8, 10 and 11 in history/social science. In grades 9 through 11, students may also be assessed in math and science, depending on course enrollment.

How is it Scored?

Students receive one of five ratings: far below basic, below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

About the CAT6

What is it?

The California Achievement Test (CAT/6) is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons. The CAT/6 test is one of the five components of the STAR Program.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students in grades 3 and 7 are assessed in reading, language arts, spelling and math.

How is it Scored?

Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.

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The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For California, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 CST Results for all subjects tested.more...